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[GrizzlyAdamz]

Not to mention using an xbox controller? What're the other problems with PC?

[Urist McScoopbeard]

And then you said that sensible people are on PC.  Dark Souls on PC is pretty terrible.

It's not as bad as people make it out to be, actually. If you use a joystick and DSFix, the game runs perfectly. I have 250+ hours on Steam and never had a problem besides some GFWL stuff that wasn't that hard to fix(god, I hate that thing).

PC dark souls is great, the only problem i've ever had was long connecting times/time outs.

[Walter Sullivan]

Yeah, the only "big" problem that I had was that sometimes I couldn't see the summon sign of my friends, but even that was fixed by using the DSCFix, so I don't have any complains anymore(well, except for GFWL that sucks, but it's gonna die this year so....)

[Girlinhat]

"It's great on PC, so long as you use an Xbox controller, use this mod to be able to actually play online, and can be patient with GFWL."

You're describing my experience with PS3 right out of the box, but taking a lot more effort, and still only getting roughly half the FPS (I have no idea why the PC port seems to be hobbled visually).

[Walter Sullivan]

"It's great on PC, so long as you use an Xbox controller, use this mod to be able to actually play online, and can be patient with GFWL."

You're describing my experience with PS3 right out of the box, but taking a lot more effort, and still only getting roughly half the FPS (I have no idea why the PC port seems to be hobbled visually).

Well, *I* don't think it takes that much of an effort to put those mods(they are quite easy to install and everything). And I don't know what you are talking about the FPS, I actually hear the opposite(people saying that blighttown lags as hell and everything on console, and on PC I didn't find it bad at all). And if you want you can actually unlock and play it at 60FPS on PC as well.

And we have to remember that the only reason that Dark Souls came to PC was because *we* asked a lot for it, making petitions and everything. Sure, that's not an excuse to make a not-so-well-done port, but it at least made them see that there is a market for Dark Souls on PC, and now we are even getting Dark Souls 2 on PC as well(even if is only one month later, sigh) with some improvements over the console version!

[Ozyton]

Other than being locked to 30 FPS, like on the consoles, explain these 'FPS issues'? Plus, as people have said before you can unlock it, I've just not tried before because I heard it causes issues. DS2 is not locked to 30fps on PC, but will it still be locked to 60? I have a 144hz monitor and it would be a waste if they locked it at a lower value. I watched an LP of DS a while back and they had serious problems in Blighttown, but I've never experienced issues even when I play with 3d rendering up-scaled to 2560 x 1440. As an added bonus I have the hud scaled to about 70% and about 85% opacity so hud elements aren't taking up half my screen.

In other news, let's share some interesting info perhaps? http://darksoulsdeaths.com/index.html
On the character I just beat the game with a few days ago I had 120 deaths, keeping in mind of course that I had played the game to near-completion once before, and half-completion once more before that (my PS3 died, sooo). The character I haven't beaten the game with when I was less experienced at playing had about 180 deaths.

Spoiler: Potential spoilers from those who haven't played DS at least about halfway through before (click to show/hide)

I'm planning to make a more co-op oriented character, and he already has 6 deaths. I don't think he's even beaten the bell gargoyles, but he has sequence broke things hard enough that I accidentally extinguished the bonfire at Firelink Shrine; oops? I did manage to get a black knight sword to drop from the black knight in undead burg before the minotaur demon, the Zweihander is like a crutch for me now >__> . Actually, at this point the black knight sword is so powerful that I one-shotted the minotaur with a plunging attack, hehe.

[Squill]

Just now beat the game for the first time. Worst part was definitely Ornstein and Smough, at least for me.
Now I'm ready for DS2, but I'm sad because my friend is getting it on PC and I doubt my computer could run it.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Just now beat the game for the first time. Worst part was definitely Ornstein and Smough, at least for me.
Now I'm ready for DS2, but I'm sad because my friend is getting it on PC and I doubt my computer could run it.

Asylum Demon: Part 2 was the most annoying for me. I don't know what it was about his fat ass, but he always got me. It was a really annoying and tedious boss fight.

[Squill]

Just now beat the game for the first time. Worst part was definitely Ornstein and Smough, at least for me.
Now I'm ready for DS2, but I'm sad because my friend is getting it on PC and I doubt my computer could run it.

Asylum Demon: Part 2 was the most annoying for me. I don't know what it was about his fat ass, but he always got me. It was a really annoying and tedious boss fight.

I don't think I ever actually went back to the Asylum except to get the painted doll.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Just now beat the game for the first time. Worst part was definitely Ornstein and Smough, at least for me.
Now I'm ready for DS2, but I'm sad because my friend is getting it on PC and I doubt my computer could run it.

Asylum Demon: Part 2 was the most annoying for me. I don't know what it was about his fat ass, but he always got me. It was a really annoying and tedious boss fight.

I don't think I ever actually went back to the Asylum except to get the painted doll.

It wasn't until after I killed him that I realized I didn't have to kill him for the doll. D:

[sonerohi]

I need to upgrade my computer soon if DS2 is coming out. Bought 1 awhile ago and it was always too much for my computer.

[Girlinhat]

Good news is that it runs on the same game engine, so if you can run 1, 2 should only be a bit more taxing.

[lordcooper]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Video showing the difference.

Either they had to dial things back significantly for the console versions or they've been bullshitting all the way up to release.

[Sordid]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Video showing the difference.

Either they had to dial things back significantly for the console versions or they've been bullshitting all the way up to release.

AFAIK the beta ran perfectly fine with the original graphics on consoles, so I'd say it's a case of bullshitting. I really don't get it. What the hell were they thinking?

[Squill]

I thought that the original Dark Souls looked pretty good on Xbox. Was that just me.

Edit: Also, I might be getting Dark Souls 2 today. I preordered the day before launch day, because I my friend said it was coming out in April, and neglected to mention that was for PC only.